Forum Discussion

Altera_Forum's avatar
Altera_Forum
Icon for Honored Contributor rankHonored Contributor
14 years ago

Example designs for communicating two Altera boards

I am looking for example designs or tutorials showing how to communicate two Altera boards using simple protocols. The purpose is to see how the two devices interact by transmitting data back and for...
Altera_Forum's avatar
Altera_Forum
Icon for Honored Contributor rankHonored Contributor
14 years ago

--- Quote Start ---

Now I see why my boss want me to use the Windows Server 2008. The server has a NIC with SFP+ connectors and he has been told that the NIC just works with Win Server 2008. I need to investigate this soon. But, if this is true, how should we do?

--- Quote End ---

Look at the $600 Intel NIC. Check if its supported under Windows 7 and Linux RedHat 6 (or Centos 6). Even if you're not going to use Linux, its a good indicator that the NIC works well and is documented (since the Linux guys had enough info to write a driver).

Cheers,

Dave